DSD is a well-established international conference bringing together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to present and discuss advances in digital, embedded, cyber-physical, and high-performance systems, covering the complete design flow from specification to implementation.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- Artificial intelligence from edge to cloud
- Embedded, IoT, and cyber-physical systems
- HW/SW system and processor architectures
- Design automation and formal methods
- Multi-core and heterogeneous systems
- Security, safety, reliability, and sustainability
- Emerging technologies and future trends


In addition to the main track, DSD 2026 features several special sessions on focused and timely topics:
- AHSA: Architectures and Hardware for Security Applications,
- ASHWPA: Advanced Systems for Health Wellness and Personal Monitoring,
- DDVC: Digital Design and Verification with Chisel,
- DTFT: Dependability, Testing and Fault Tolerance in Digital Systems,
- EMPDSD: European and Major Multi-Partner Projects in Digital Systems Design,
- HSTIEC: Hardware, Software, and Tools for the IoT-to-Edge-to-Cloud Continuum,
- MATTERV : Opensource Methods, architectures, tools and technologies for RISC-V,
- SDSD: Sustainable Digital System Design,
- SPCPS: Safety, Security and Privacy of Cyber-Physical Systems,